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Jan. 21st, 2012 01:38 pmMy 3 month review was this week. It went poorly. I have not been taking it well. This is the first negative review I've ever received.
I feel like they should fire me. I am doing my very best and if that is not good enough then I'm clearly not the right person for the job.
Their main complaint was that I don't communicate well enough with my supervisors, so they feel like I am not getting my work done. I feel like that is a ridiculous complaint. If the work IS getting done, then what does it matter how often I tell them I'm working on it.I always cc'd them on the first email (showing I am on the request) and the last one (showing the request was done). I don't see the point in wasting their time with the middle stuff unless I need their help.
So after the review, I started cc'ing my supervisors on absolutely everything. Even down to the tiny one-word "Thanks" or "Yes" ones. Because my judgment on an acceptable level of communication was clearly lacking.
I really thought I was doing a decent job. I was learning things fairly quickly and my clients have had no complaints. But my best is not good enough. It's absurd.
In happier news, Maggie went to puppy school today and had tons of fun. We worked on down, leave it, take it, and drop it. Maggie got the last 3 easily. She has some trouble with down because she's already so close to the ground. When I bring her treat to the ground, she can still grab it without bending her front legs. The instructor had me force her to crawl under my legs for the treat, tricking her into getting down all the way.
Now she's sleepy from all the excitement. I think I'll take her to nap with me this afternoon.
I feel like they should fire me. I am doing my very best and if that is not good enough then I'm clearly not the right person for the job.
Their main complaint was that I don't communicate well enough with my supervisors, so they feel like I am not getting my work done. I feel like that is a ridiculous complaint. If the work IS getting done, then what does it matter how often I tell them I'm working on it.I always cc'd them on the first email (showing I am on the request) and the last one (showing the request was done). I don't see the point in wasting their time with the middle stuff unless I need their help.
So after the review, I started cc'ing my supervisors on absolutely everything. Even down to the tiny one-word "Thanks" or "Yes" ones. Because my judgment on an acceptable level of communication was clearly lacking.
I really thought I was doing a decent job. I was learning things fairly quickly and my clients have had no complaints. But my best is not good enough. It's absurd.
In happier news, Maggie went to puppy school today and had tons of fun. We worked on down, leave it, take it, and drop it. Maggie got the last 3 easily. She has some trouble with down because she's already so close to the ground. When I bring her treat to the ground, she can still grab it without bending her front legs. The instructor had me force her to crawl under my legs for the treat, tricking her into getting down all the way.
Now she's sleepy from all the excitement. I think I'll take her to nap with me this afternoon.
